LANDSCAPEFOUNDATION

The NZILA Education Foundation was registered by the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects in 1999 as a charitable trust with the Charities Commission. In 2015 the NZILA Education Foundation was renamed the Landscape Foundation.

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Landscape affects every one of us.

Landscape affects every one of us, whether we were born here, are now living here, or whether we are travelling through New Zealand. Landscape affects our aspirations, the places we live in, who we are and what we identify with.

Landscape is perceived, experienced, made and remade by people and communities. Each culture understands, values and responds to nature and culture in a different way, and landscape reflects those differences. Within each culture individuals and communities also hold different values about landscape, according to their world views.

Maori and European derived Pakeha New Zealanders understand and value landscape according to their different cultures. Generally Pakeha tend to prioritise landscape as views, while Maori place emphasis on intangible aspects of landscape. Together we value our unique flora and fauna, coastlines and the everyday, as well as the special aspects of our landscape and the resources we derive from landscapes. Together we love the landscapes that have nurtured us. Together we can work for change which enhances our places and spaces within the landscape.

The Landscape Foundation aims to draw attention to landscape change. We also aim to explore options for managing our landscape using the very best techniques and knowledge.

The NZILA Education Foundation was registered by the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects in 1999 as a charitable trust. In 2015 the NZILA Education Foundation was renamed the Landscape Foundation.

NZILA Education Foundation is registered with the Charities Commission and can be found on the following website: www.charities.govt.nz

Our charities commission number is CC31765

WE WANT TO INFORM YOU THE DECISION MAKER

The principal purpose of the Foundation is:

To raise the awareness of the influence and impact of landscape architecture and design and planning on the environment, for the benefit of the public of New Zealand and to educate those involved in or associated with Landscape Architecture and design.

We want to inform you the decision maker, and you the resident about changes to our landscapes, what affects them and how we might plan, design and manage this precious place for the future.

We will work with the landscape architecture profession and others to increase awareness of the influence and impact of landscape architecture and design and planning on the environment, and to educate those involved in or associated with Landscape Architecture and design for the benefit of the public of New Zealand.

We bring:

Experts on sustainable landscape management to New Zealand.

We help educate those involved in or associated with landscape architecture and design.

We support conferences and meetings which advance knowledge and skills in landscape planning, design and management

Patron

Thomas Woltz of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects is one of the rising stars in the profession of landscape architecture. His work integrates the beauty and function of built form and craftsmanship with an understanding of complex biological systems and restoration His design work infuses places where people live, work, and play with narratives of the land that inspire stewardship.

Trustees

Trustees currently run the NZILA Education foundation. The founding trustees were Dr Frank Boffa, Dr Diane Menzies and Jan Woodhouse; Frank retired in 2011 and was replaced by Sarah Collins. The current trustees are all senior and well-respected members of the profession. They are responsible for setting the overall strategy of the foundation and for its day-to-day administration.

Each of the trustees give of their time freely and are not paid. They are reimbursed for actual expenses.

Dr Diane Menzies is a past president of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects and was elected to Life Member status in 2005.ﾠ She was appointed to the Environment Court of New Zealand as a Commissioner in 2001. Diane was elected President of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) in 2006, serving two terms as President, and was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the environment in 2008.

Jan Woodhouse is the Chairperson of the NZILA Education Foundation. Jan is an Auckland based landscape architect with her own practice, is a current Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects and a past vice president. She convened the NZILA awards for 2 years and has acted as a judge for the NZILA awards. Jan has also been a judge at the Ellerslie Flower Show for 13 years and was appointed Convenor of Judges in its final year in Auckland. She is currently an assessor for the New Zealand Gardens Trust.

Will Thresher is an Auckland based landscape architect with 25 years experience in the design and construction of urban design and landscape projects. He has worked on a wide range of multidisciplinary projects for a variety of local authority, institutional and developer clients in New Zealand, Australia and the UK.

Will holds a post-graduate diploma in Urban Design, with distinction, from Oxford Brookes University in the UK. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in Landscape Architecture and a degree, with honours, in Landscape Design from Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK. Will was elected to the NZILA National Executive in2005 and has been a member of Auckland City's Urban Design Panel since 2004.

Sam Bourne is the Principal Advisor: Urban Design and Landscape at the NZ Transport Agency. He is a Registered Member of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects, and has served as the Chairman of the Auckland NZILA Branch during the Auckland Spatial Plan and Central City Master Plan phases. Sam’s project work has included NZILA Gold Award for Urban Design and Landscape Guidelines published by the NZ Transport Agency. His role as the project Landscape Architect on the Rangiriri Section of the Waikato Expressway (currently under development) captures his particular interest in cultural heritage, natural heritage and restoration ecology. This has fostered a passion for on-going work on bio-regionalism including a collaboration with UNITEC’s Masters Programme.

Sarah Collins is a Landscape Architect and Senior Principal with Boffa Miskell Ltd. She is a Fellow Member of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects and has served on its Executive Committee for two terms. Sarah set up the NZILA awards programme and was its initial convenor. Her project work has won multiple awards including the Vice Presidents Award of Excellence for Project Manukau for Watercare 2004, the Multi-serve Education Award 2004, for Innovative Education for the environmental trail at Meadowbank School, a NZILA Awards Gold for Institutional design around the library at St Johns College in Auckland as well as numerous silver awards.